New Zealand women's national ice hockey team
Nickname(s) | Ice Fernz |
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Association | New Zealand Ice Hockey Federation |
Most games |
Sheree Haslemore (17) Michelle Cox (17) |
Top scorer | Sheree Haslemore (14) |
Most points | Sheree Haslemore (30) |
IIHF code | NZL |
IIHF ranking | 29 1 |
Highest IIHF ranking | 25 (first in 2012) |
Lowest IIHF ranking | 30 (2010) |
Team colors | |
First international | |
New Zealand 3–0 Romania (Dunedin, New Zealand; 1 April 2005) | |
Biggest win | |
New Zealand 19–0 Turkey (Miercurea Ciuc, Romania; 29 March 2007) | |
Biggest defeat | |
Australia 12–1 New Zealand (Jaca, Spain; 3 March 2016) | |
IIHF World Women's Championships | |
Appearances | 6 (first in 2005) |
Best result | 24th (2012, 2013) |
International record (W–L–T) | |
17–21–4 |
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The New Zealand women's national ice hockey team, nicknamed the Ice Fernz, represents New Zealand at the International Ice Hockey Federation's IIHF World Women's Championships. The women's national team is controlled by New Zealand Ice Hockey Federation. As of 2011, New Zealand has 110 female players.[1] The New Zealand women's national team is ranked 25th in the world. The Ice Fernz name is one of many national team nicknames (indirectly) related to the All Blacks and/or the New Zealand silver tree fern.
Tournament record
Olympic Games
New Zealand hockey team has never qualified for an Olympic tournament.
World Championship
- Main article: IIHF World Women's Championships
The New Zealand women team participates in the world championship since 2005. At its first three participations of world championship, the New Zealanders finished every time the second or the third place of the division IV.
- 2005 – Finished in 29th place (2nd in Division IV)
- 2007 – Finished in 29th place (3rd in Division IV)
- 2008 – Finished in 28th place (2nd in Division IV)
- 2009 – Division IV cancelled[2]
- 2011 – Finished in 26th place (1st in Division IV, Promoted to Division III).
- 2012 – Finished in 24th place (4th in Division IIA)
- 2013 – Finished in 24th place (4th in Division IIA)
- 2014 – Finished in 25th place (5th in Division IIA)
- 2015 – Finished in 26th place (6th in Division IIA, relegated to Division IIB)
- 2016 – Finished in 31st place (5th in Division IIB)
U18 Team
Association | New Zealand Ice Hockey Federation |
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Team colors | |
First international | |
New Zealand 2–2 Australia (Dunedin, New Zealand; 6 December 2013) | |
Biggest win | |
New Zealand 5–1 Australia (Dunedin, New Zealand; 9 December 2013) | |
Biggest defeat | |
Australia 8–1 New Zealand (Melbourne, Australia; 17 December 2014) | |
International record (W–L–T) | |
5–3–1 |
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The New Zealand women's national under-18 ice hockey team is the women's national under-18 ice hockey team of New Zealand. The team is controlled by New Zealand Ice Hockey Federation, a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation.
History
The New Zealand women's national under-18 ice hockey played their first game on 6 December against the Australia women's national under-18 ice hockey team in Dunedin, New Zealand, tying 2-2.[3] The game was part of a four-game series being held in Dunedin between the two teams.[3] New Zealand went on to win the remaining three games of the series, which included their largest recorded international win of 5-1 in the final game.[3] On 30 May 2014 and 1 June 2014 New Zealand played two games against the Auckland under-16 Representative team, losing both games 1-9 and 0-4 respectively.[3] In December 2014 New Zealand travelled to Australia to compete in a five-game series against the Australia women's national under-18 ice hockey team at the Medibank Icehouse in Melbourne.[4] The team lost the series two games to three and also recorded their largest international loss in game four, losing 1-8 to Australia.[4]
References
- ↑ IIHF, http://www.iihf.com/iihf-home/countries/new-zealand.html
- ↑ 2009 Women's Division III, IV and V all Cancelled, http://forums.internationalhockey.net/showthread.php?t=7423
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "2013 New Zealand Under 18's". New Zealand Ice Hockey Federation. 2013-12-12. Archived from the original on 2014-04-25. http://www.nzicehockey.co.nz/nzu18w.html. Retrieved 2014-12-25.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Australia U18 Women win the International Series". Ice Hockey News Australia. 2014-12-18. Archived from the original on 2014-04-25. http://icehockeynewsaustralia.com/2014/12/18/australian-u18-women-win-the-international-series/. Retrieved 2014-04-25.
External links
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